White Room: Donald Powley
November 16–December 16, 1990
Donald Powley, “Mrs. Sadie Henderson tethered tight to all her self expectations sits aporch talking to no one but those objects that lie forward – the ballasted columns, the weeping lilac, the roaded gravel, and in the distance, hoovering above eads ridge, her warranted silk memories of days past.”, 1990, graphite, alkyd, oil on linen, 8 X 8 in.
( Abstract painting featuring repetitive, gestural black marks resembling small, stylized shapes scattered across a textured white canvas. )
( Six white Ku Klux Klan hoods and matching robes hanging from a metal garment rack against a white wall. )
( A black-and-white gallery installation featuring framed portraits on a pillar, a grid of photographs and a textile piece on the back wall, a mannequin lying on a plinth, and a vertical banner with text on the far right. )
Donald Powley, “Mrs. Sadie Henderson tethered tight to all her self expectations sits aporch talking to no one but those objects that lie forward – the ballasted columns, the weeping lilac, the roaded gravel, and in the distance, hoovering above eads ridge, her warranted silk memories of days past.”, 1990, graphite, alkyd, oil on linen, 8 X 8 in.
( Abstract painting featuring repetitive, gestural black marks resembling small, stylized shapes scattered across a textured white canvas. )
( Six white Ku Klux Klan hoods and matching robes hanging from a metal garment rack against a white wall. )
( A black-and-white gallery installation featuring framed portraits on a pillar, a grid of photographs and a textile piece on the back wall, a mannequin lying on a plinth, and a vertical banner with text on the far right. )
